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Simply put, a charette is an intense design exercise within a set (and often all too short) period of time. A derivative of the French word for ‘cart’, the term refers to a time when students of the école des Beaux-Arts would be so committed to their final projects that they would work feverishly on the final touches until a ‘cart’ came around to collect them. Some students would even climb up onto the cart and continue to put the finishing touches on their work as it was wheeled around the studio!

Charettes have since evolved to include sessions of ideation amongst teams. In the workplace, they are often used to kick-off and invigorate the schematic design phase. This collaborative setting allows for the free flow of thought between designers, where ideas build upon each other until a fitting concept or design solution is found. The energy exhibited during a charette highlights the power and possibility of design. It is a positive and rejuvenating experience that reinforces the value of working together as a team.

Kiana Taie, a winning team member of the IIDA Southwest Chapter Regional Finals, describes her experience at the 2017 Student Design Charette as invaluable and a great opportunity for networking with professional Interior Designers.

“I am a member of the IIDA Southwest Chapter and with the recommendation of a classmate, participated in the IIDA Student Design Charette in the Spring of 2017 while I was in my second year as a Master of Interior Architecture student at Arizona State University. My team won the local competition and proceeded onto regionals, which happened to also be in Phoenix. After the regional event, a member of the planning committee invited me to come in and interview at her office. Thanks to the exposure from the Charette, I am now a designer at the Gensler Phoenix office, and was even on the committee this past Fall! I strongly encourage students to participate because this unique event is unlike any other in our industry. The experience is exhilarating, you have the opportunity to work with talented individuals and potentially travel!”

The Western Region Chapters of IIDA (Northern Pacific, Northern California, Southern California, Oregon, Southwest, and Rocky Mountain) are excited to offer charette competitions to IIDA Student Members as a way to highlight their exceptional talents while providing them with an experience that will better prepare them for their future as professionals. Students are encouraged to sign up for the Regional Qualifiers being held this February through their IIDA Chapters. Winners of the local events will be flown to the Western Region Student Design Charette finals, which will be held this year in Portland, Oregon on April 7th, 2018. Stay tuned for more information about what to expect for the Regional event and which winners will move on to the International Finals at NeoCon in Chicago this June!

The IIDA Southern California 2018 Student Portfolio Competition was held on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at the brand new and beautiful Knoll Inc. showroom located high in the skyline of downtown Los Angeles. Taking part were 13 extremely talented and diverse students from 6 participating Southern California Schools.

Students arrived as scheduled throughout the day, carrying intricate models, stunning display boards, and various other materials with which to present their best efforts. There were 2 categories of competition this year and $16,000 in scholarship awards:

Social Relevance in Interior Design – awarded for the presentation that best addresses social or cultural issues through creative design.

Innovation in Interior Design – awarded for the presentation that shows the highest level of innovation through design solutions.

Faced with the complex task of judging these wildly different and innovative projects were:

After a long day filled with nervous preparation, enthusiastic presentations, tours of the Knoll showroom, and networking, the judges deliberated to decide the most deserving honorees from among the many outstanding participants.

The Social Relevance category, with a $7,000 scholarship, was awarded to Melissa Yip from California State University Long Beach

The Innovation category, with a $7,000 scholarship, was awarded to Melissa Nguyen from Art center College of Design.

The honorable mention with a $2,000 scholarship, was awarded to

Afshin Homayoonmehr from San Diego Mesa College.

Congratulations to our winner students and to all who participated! The awards will be formally presented at the 30th Annual IIDA Calibre Design Awards on Friday, May 18th 2018.

Edgardo Caceres and Jessica Collins, IIDA SoCal’s VP’s of Students Affairs, thank the host, Judges, students, sponsors and volunteers for helping to make this a memorable event.

A tranquil trek through Noguchi Garden in Costa Mesa is a splendid way to spend a bright sunny morning. However, just a few steps away, you would hear the buzz of activity and creativity. The 2017 IIDA Southern California Student Design Charette was held on Saturday, November 4th and hosted by Pivot Interiors in Costa Mesa.

After a delicious and energizing breakfast, generously provided by Maharam, thirty of the finest students from Interior Design Programs in schools throughout Southern California were grouped into six teams and challenged to design a New Holistic concept to include a Spa, Yoga, Beauty Salon, Retail & Organic restaurant. This project was located at The Bloc, a redesigned “anti-mall” in the heart of the historical Financial District in Downtown Los Angeles. The teams had just 4.5 hours and limited resources to collaborate and come up with creative design solutions.

When time was called, each design team had only 5 minutes to present their exciting projects to a distinguished panel of judges that included:

While the judges deliberated, Clarence Vong, from last year’s Charette winning team, gave a brief inspiring presentation detailing his further win at the Regional Competition and his trip to Chicago. Edward Wodill and Trish Drummy of Pivot Interiors also spoke with the students at length about the design industry and careers.

While the exhausted students happily feasted on a bountiful lunch, provided by Daltile, the judges conducted interviews with each team to allow them to further explain their concepts and inspirations. To culminate this exhausting and exciting day, the 1st and 2nd place winners were finally announced. Prizes will be presented at The Calibre Awards on May 18, 2018.

This year’s IIDA Southern California Student Awards Program included a Portfolio Competition and a Student Design Charette.

Student Design CharetteThirty students from Interior Design Programs throughout Southern California were selected to compete in this prestigious design challenge. The students were grouped into teams of five and challenged to design a flexible retail concept including a specialty market, bistro restaurant and cooking classroom. The project was located in the heart of historical Downtown Los Angeles in the Broadway Trade Building. Teams had 4.5 hours to collaborate and come up with creative design solutions using only hand drawing and rendering, after which, they presented to a distinguished panel of judges comprised of local Interior Design and Construction industry professionals.

The winning team will be awarded $10,000 at the Calibre Design Awards. This team went on to represent IIDA SoCal and compete in the Western Region Student Design Charette held in Phoenix, AZ.

Student Portfolio CompetitionTwenty student members participated in this interview-style event in two categories – Social Relevance and Innovation. Additionally, the Stephanie Tarr Memorial Award was given to a student for outstanding community service and student leadership in IIDA. Each student earned a $5,000 scholarship prize. Winners include Rae Chye (Art Center College of Design) – Innovation Category, SuSun Kwak (Art Center College of Design) – Social Relevance Category, and Angela Hickman (California State University Long Beach) – Stephanie Tarr Award.

Congratulations to all the student winners!

Tickets are selling fast!Tickets are $325/each and Tables of 10 are $3,250Purchase tickets here.

Our VP’s of Students Affairs Jessica Collins & Edgardo Caceres, together with the 1st place winners of the our IIDA SoCal Student Charette will be traveling to Phoenix, AZ for the IIDA Western Region Student Design Charette from April 7th to 9th. Student team winners from each of 6 West Coast Chapters will join to participate and compete. The students will be randomly re-assign to new teams and given 5 hours to come up with a design solution for a commercial project. Floor plans, renderings, models, sketches, details & material selection will be presented to a panel of prestigious judges. The wining team will be advancing to the final at Neocon in Chicago.

We would like to thank our friends from the Southwest Chapter and the Phoenix office of Gensler for hosting and our generous sponsors. To learn more about the event & sponsors please check link below.

Thirty students from Interior Design Programs in schools throughout Southern California were selected to compete in this prestigious design challenge. Christine Oiwake, last year’s Charette winner gave a brief presentation and then the students were grouped into six teams and challenged to design a flexible retail concept including a specialty market, bistro restaurant and cooking classroom. The project was located in the heart of the historical Downtown Los Angeles neighborhood in the Broadway Trade Building.

The teams had 4.5 hours to collaborate and come up with creative design solutions, after which, they presented their project to a distinguished panel of judges that included:

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Please join us for a tour of QVC's Ontario distribution center, completed by RGA Architects, IOS/Haworth and Oltmans Construction.
FREE for IIDA Members and IIDA Student Members
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Please join us for a tour of QVC’s Ontario distribution center, completed by RGA Architects, IOS/Haworth and Oltmans Construction.

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Please join us for the planning meeting for the 2018 Orange County Fashion Show. This Committee meeting will be held at 12 noon at IOS in Orange County. [...]

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Please join us for the planning meeting for the 2018 Orange County Fashion Show. This Committee meeting will be held at 12 noon at IOS in Orange County. You will have the chance to not only work with your peers buy have the opportunity to learn and participate in the largest Orange County event of the year.

2018 OC Fashion Show Committee Meeting #2 – 2/8

2018 OC Fashion Show Committee Meeting #3 – 2/22

2018 OC Fashion Show Committee Meeting #4 – 3/8

2018 OC Fashion Show Committee Meeting #5 – 3/22

2018 OC Fashion Show Committee Meeting #6 – 4/5

2018 OC Fashion Show Committee Meeting #7 – 4/19

This is an open meeting for all who would like to participate in the production of the 2018 OC Fashion Show! We are looking for volunteers to jump in and help with sponsorships, promotion and production.

All Committee Members must be an IIDA Member first; if you don’t have an IIDA Membership but are interested in signing up please attend for more information

We will be meeting at the Interior Office Solutions Showroom (17800 Mitchell N, Irvine, CA 92614), in the Boccio Room at Noon for one hour. You are free to invite anyone interested in this event to join us as well.

If you are not able to attend this meeting in person, join us by calling in:

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Please join us for this CEU with Sina Pearson - Designer, Sina Pearson Textiles. Sina Pearson is a visionary designer and entrepreneur who has, for nearly three decades, set industry [...]

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Please join us for this CEU with Sina Pearson – Designer, Sina Pearson Textiles. Sina Pearson is a visionary designer and entrepreneur who has, for nearly three decades, set industry standards for sophistication and technical innovation.

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Orange County Fashion Show Teams and Sponsors are invited to The Reveal for the presentation of the design teams and team/sections.
Interested in Sponsorship opportunities for the Reveal? Please contact: occc@iida-socal.org [...]

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Orange County Fashion Show Teams and Sponsors are invited to The Reveal for the presentation of the design teams and team/sections.

Interested in Sponsorship opportunities for the Reveal? Please contact: occc@iida-socal.org (IIDA SoCal Chapter Sponsors get right of first refusal)

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Please join us for the planning meeting for the 2018 Orange County Fashion Show. This Committee meeting will be held at 12 noon at IOS in Orange County. [...]

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Please join us for the planning meeting for the 2018 Orange County Fashion Show. This Committee meeting will be held at 12 noon at IOS in Orange County. You will have the chance to not only work with your peers buy have the opportunity to learn and participate in the largest Orange County event of the year.

2018 OC Fashion Show Committee Meeting #2 – 2/8

2018 OC Fashion Show Committee Meeting #3 – 2/22

2018 OC Fashion Show Committee Meeting #4 – 3/8

2018 OC Fashion Show Committee Meeting #5 – 3/22

2018 OC Fashion Show Committee Meeting #6 – 4/5

2018 OC Fashion Show Committee Meeting #7 – 4/19

This is an open meeting for all who would like to participate in the production of the 2018 OC Fashion Show! We are looking for volunteers to jump in and help with sponsorships, promotion and production.

All Committee Members must be an IIDA Member first; if you don’t have an IIDA Membership but are interested in signing up please attend for more information

We will be meeting at the Interior Office Solutions Showroom (17800 Mitchell N, Irvine, CA 92614), in the Boccio Room at Noon for one hour. You are free to invite anyone interested in this event to join us as well.

If you are not able to attend this meeting in person, join us by calling in: